Demonic Spirits that Attack the Church part 1

Jezebel's was the daughter of Ethbaal (1 Kings 16: 31) which means, “towards Baal”. She was raised in worship of Baal. 

Baal worship  is counterfeit worship of Jesus. 

Baal – lord or to take lordship. Worship of yourself where you are right about everything and you cant live under authority.

Jezebel – unhusbanded though she was married she was in control. Baal worship was very sexual.

Worship of Baal was very sexual so when you see this spirit behind it sexual sin.

Jezebel married king Ahab who was suppose to be king over Gods people. Their marriage was a treaty.

It was a sin that they married in marrying her he brought an illegitimate authority in to the kingdom. 1 Kings 16:29-34

When you have illegitimate authority in leadership it lead to rebellion and the Bible says rebellion is like the sin of witchcraft.

Witchcraft is when anything but the legitimate authority is in control. 

When a husband doesn’t lead his family. When a pastor doesn’t lead a church. 

Paul said who has put witchcraft on you that you don’t obey they truth. 

The spirit of Jezebel has to always have control. This spirit can only manifest itself and thrive when there is an Ahab behind it that allows it to have control. As one as it is in control it will not cause a problem. 

Jezebel – known for several things:

1. Hated the prophets of God and sought to kill them so. 

By the time the prophet Elijah came on the scene there were only 7001 believers left in Israel. She had killed them. 7000 were hiding in caves. Only 1 had the boldness to come out and face her and his name was Elijah. 

When Elijah confronted them he told them they had come to take something they were not assigned to lead.

Godis look for Elijahs to stand up and confront this spirit in the church and 

1. Naboth’s vineyard. Good Jewish man who had inherited his land all through the years.  –  I Kings 21

Ahab wanted those vineyards. He tried to buy it and Naboth said he couldn’t sell it so Jezebel wrote unsigned letters telling lies and destroyed Naboth’s reputation, resulting in having Naboth killed.  God saw it and told Jezebel the dogs are going to lick her blood and eat her body.

I Kings 21:17-24

Fulfilled – Ahab – I Kings 22:37-38

         Jezebel – II Kings 9:30-37 

Naboth’s vineyard is a picture of the church. 

Naboth means “fruit not quite ripe”.  

Jezebel wants to come and steal from you before you reach the destiny that God has for you. 

Revelation 2:20

Not the same flesh and blood but the same spirit to stop what God wants to do. 

She wants to control until she destroys everything that God wants to do. 

She always wants to have control. 

You have to have a spirit of Ahab in leadership that will allow Jezebel to have control. 

In the early church the church was the body of Christ. The pastor was like the head of the body. For a person to come against the pastor or their leader would be like slapping yourself in the face. 

If you raise a hand against an authority that God has placed in your life it opens a door for this spirit to control you. 

Elijah will confront this spirit. 

Jehu will finish the job!

2 Kings 2:9-37

How she works:

She always uses manipulation to get what she wants. This spirit will never be straight forward. There is alway a hidden agenda. It likes to control from secret. That is why there has to be an Ahab for this spirit to control. 

Notice, she wrote letters and wasn't even woman enough to sign her name to them. She signed Ahab's name. This is the spirit that propels people to send "anonymous" letters to people. 

1. She works through temper tantrums. He wants you to get upset and pitch a fit.
2. She works through bad moods. Your countenance testifies against you.  Some of you can paralyze the man that is trying to preach with the looks on your face.
3. She works through passive aggressive behavior. 
4. She works through codependences. She depends more on another person than she does on God.
5. She will always lead to immorality. 
6. She will hates true ministers.

This spirit kills.

Her purpose is to control until you lose the will to go on.

This spirit seeks to attack the leader.

After the mess is made you cant fine it. 

Those in leadership must rebuke the Ahab spirit and cling to the Elijah spirit.

When the spirit of Jezebel begins to manifest itself in the church, it will seek someone who thinks they should have more power than they have and stir up a spirit of dominance in that person. 

The spirit of Jezebel is very focused on what she wants and will do whatever she can to get it, include hurt people. 

This spirit will look and act spiritual but is very deceptive. 

This spirit doesn't just attach itself to women. Men are very much influenced by this spirit. 

WE MUST CONFRONT AND BIND THESE SPIRITS. IF THE BELIEVER WILL CONFRONT AND BIND THIS SPIRIT AS WELL AS ANY OTHER DEMONIC SPIRIT OTHERS WILL TAKE NOTE AND WILL NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS.  1 Timothy 5:20 

Remember, We are not wrestling against each other. This is demonic warfare and must be fought in the spiritual realm not in the flesh. If you fight this battle in the flesh you will be defeated. 

Walk in victory through the Cross.